President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will visit the Community College of Allegheny County West Hills Center Wednesday to spotlight what they call "jobs-driven skills training."

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will visit the Community College of Allegheny County West Hills Center Wednesday to spotlight what they call "jobs-driven skills training."

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Updated: 6:34 PM EDT Apr 15, 2014

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WEBVTT WTAE.COM DEVOTED TO ALL OUR REPORTS, PICTURES AND RAW INTERVIEWS. YOU'LL FIND THAT LINK ON THE HOMEPAGE. IT WAS LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AGO THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA VISITED THIS WEST MIFFLIN PLANT. THE PRESIDENT WILL RETURN TO OUR REGION TOMORROW WITH THE VICE PRESIDENT IN TOW TO SPEAK AT AN AREA COLLEGE. IT'S THE HOTTEST TICKET IN TOWN. IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE ONE, DON'T EXPECT TO GET ONE. BOB MAYO WITH WHO'S INVITED AND WHAT THAT THEY WILL HEAR. YOU CAN SEE THE BUILDING IS CLOSED DURING THE VISIT. THERE ARE STUDENTS LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT THE PRESIDENT HAS TO SAY. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VISIT ALONG WITH VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COLLEGE WEST HILLS CENTER SPOTLIGHTS WHAT THEY CALL JOBS DRIVEN SKILLS TRAINING, SOMETHING THEY TAKE PRIDE IN. IT'S ALL ABOUT TRYING TO GET A NEW CAREER IN THE ENERGY FIELDS AND STARTED A NEW BEGINNING. THE IMPORTANCE OF ALIGNING UP PROGRAMS WITH TRAINING AND TRAINING THE ALLIANCE WITH REAL JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY AND SHOW THAT OUR STUDENTS CAN GET THE FIRST CLASS READINESS FOR WORK FORCE. Reporter: THIS VIDEO SHOWS THE MEGATRONICS TRAINING HERE. WE BELIEVE THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD PAYING JOBS THAT DON'T NECESSARILY NEED A COLLEGE DEGREE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO QUICKLY FIND JOBS? ABSOLUTELY. PERSONS WHO IS ARE FINISHES THAT FIELD WILL BE HIRED PROBABLY INSTANTLY BECAUSE THE DEMAND IS THERE. Reporter: THE CENTER HAS TRAINING FOR AUTOMOTIVE AND OTHER TRADE RELATED PROGRAMS. WE WORK HARD HERE. IT WILL BE GOOD NEWS FOR ALL OF US TO HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. Reporter: MORE THAN 100 STUDENTS AND FACULTY PICKED AND WHITE HOUSE INVITED GUESTS ARE GETTING TICKETS TO THE OBAMA EVENT. IT'S NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. I THINK IT'S COOL THAT HE'S COMING TO OUR SCHOOL BUT PRETTY SC COOL IF WE COULD SEE HIM OURSELVES. Reporter: THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT IS ALREADY DRAWING E NATIONAL ATTENTION FROM THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. IT'S QUESTIONING THE NEED AND BENEFIT FOR MORE SPEECHERS ABOUT THE ECONOMY. BOB MAYO, PITTSBURGH ACTION NEWS 4.

Obama, Biden coming to CCAC

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will visit the Community College of Allegheny County West Hills Center Wednesday to spotlight what they call "jobs-driven skills training."